Matthew Bruno, left, a former probationary firefighter in the Greenville Fire District, and his father, Richard Bruno, a captain.

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A probationary firefighter was fired after complaining about a campaign of sexual harassment intended to drive him out of the department, according to a lawsuit filed this month.

Matthew Bruno accuses firefighters in the Greenville Fire District of regularly engaging in lewd acts toward him - behavior condoned by ranking officials as part of an effort to oust Bruno and his father, a fire captain, from the ranks.

The abuse included the routine flashing of private parts, unwanted advances and sexual assault in a firehouse that serves the Edgemont community, the lawsuit says. The incidents ...